Helicopter Support Team Lifts Mine Roller
05/11/2010
Video : a helicopter support team connecting a mine roller to a helicopter and transporting it in a support operation in Afghanistan.
The Gulf Oil Crisis and the USCG: Where are the Resources?
05/10/2010
Once again we face a Gulf crisis. This time the crisis involves oil spills, not a hurricane. Once again, the USCG is providing leadership and skilled manpower to cope with a national problem. If history is a guide, the USCG will perform well, but receive no new resources to cope…
More Than Just an Oil Slick…
05/08/2010
In direct opposition to the land war that has everyone’s attention today, naval deterrence, coastal defense, biological and chemical defense, and the fiscally constrained environment that is pervasive worldwide should cause all to pause and contemplate closely.
Naval Mobile Construction Battalion Builds Causeway in Afghanistan
05/06/2010
Photobrief: this slideshow highlights the role of Naval engineers in supporting ground operations in Afghanistan.
A French Forum On Safety At Sea
05/01/2010
Log On The Web: on Tuesday, May 11th, 2010, at the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie in La Villette (Paris, France), the second annual Forum on Safety At Sea is being held by the SNSM, the French association in charge of rescue operations at sea.
Looming Gaps Facing the USCG
04/28/2010
The USCG plays a central role in securing ocean-going commerce globally. The transit of goods from Asia to the US to Europe shapes a virtual conveyer belt of goods, which define a central part of the lifeblood of “globalization.” The opening up of the Arctic and the coming emergence of…